Match Report
Nacional went into the game 2nd in the table on 13 points; Atlético Progreso sat 7th on 6 — a 7-point gap. Atlético Progreso had been under-performing their position — 41st on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Nacional 1.14 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Atlético Progreso 0.86 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.17.
Atlético Progreso had lost three in a row.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Nacional, 1 draw and 1 for Atlético Progreso, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Estadio Gran Parque Central (capacity 37,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Maximiliano Silvera (90')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional 74% · Atlético Progreso 26% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 13-2